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Hedley Verity

Hedley Verity

Born: 18 May 1905, Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire
Died: 31 July 1943, Caserta, Italy
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Hedley Verity
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox


Test Debut: England v New Zealand at The Oval, 2nd Test, 1931
Last Test:
England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, 1939

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1932

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   40   44  12   669   66*  20.90   0   3   30   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             11173  604  3510  144  24.37  8-43    5   2  77.5  1.88

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1930 - 1939)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  378  416 106  5605  101   18.08   1  13  269   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             82676 4578 29146 1956  14.90 10-10  164  54  42.2  2.11

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A wonderfully gifted left-arm spin bowler, Hedley Verity was born in the shadow of Headingley in 1905 and died from his wounds in a prisoner-of-war hospital camp in Caserta, Italy, during the Second World War at the age of 38. It was a tragic end to a life that had given so much to the world of cricket.

It seems strange to think that Verity was originally turned down by Yorkshire at trials in 1926, but he was eventually given a chance by the county in 1930 and, of course, became a fixture until the start of the war. He was the natural successor to that other great Yorkshire left-arm spinner, Wilfred Rhodes, whose career drew to a close in 1930 after an amazing 883 games for the county. Verity was never going to get close - Hitler saw to that - but he did turn out for Yorkshire 278 times and in that time he produced some remarkable bowling analyses.

In 1931 he took ten for 36 off 18.4 overs against Warwickshire at Leeds, but incredibly he bettered these figures the following season by taking ten for ten in 19.4 overs against Nottinghamshire, also at Headingley. They remain the county's best bowling figures for an innings while Verity's 17 for 91 against Essex at Leyton in 1933 remain Yorkshire's best bowling in a match. Verity claimed nine wickets in an innings seven times for Yorkshire. He took 100 wickets in a season nine times and took 200 wickets in three consecutive seasons between 1935-37. He ended with 1,956 first-class wickets at an average of 14.9, took five wickets in an innings 164 times and ten wickets in a match 54 times. On 1 September, 1939, in the last first-class match before war was declared, he took seven for nine at Hove against Sussex.

The year after he first appeared for Yorkshire, Verity made his England debut against New Zealand at The Oval, finishing the game with four wickets. After that summer he was ignored until 1932/33, the Bodyline Series, in which he took 11 wickets, including Bradman twice. By the time his career was over, Verity had dismissed Bradman ten times, a figure matched only by Grimmett. As with his domestic career, Verity's international performances threw up some astonishing bowling figures. He took eight for 43 and finished with match figures of 15 for 104 against Australia at Lord's in 1934. His stamina was demonstrated during the 1938-39 tour of South Africa when he bowled 95.6 eight-ball overs in an innings at Durban, taking four for 184. By the time war arrived, Verity had taken 144 wickets at 24.37.

During the war he was a captain in the Green Howards. He sustained his wounds in the battle of Catania in Sicily and died on 31 July, 1943. His grave is at Caserta Military Cemetery, some 16 miles from Naples. (Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Tuesday, 30-Jul-2002 03:05:08 GMT


 
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